When the jealousy inducing cat strikes
Malleus was never jealous, let alone upset. Well, never is used rather lightly.
Right now? Malleus was probably the most upset he's been in quite a long time, normally he was very very refrained. Calm. Regal. But as that wretched cat keeps chatting up Yuu, he finds it more and more tempting to fill the air with that ever so horrible scent of burnt cat fur. Well, now the question is why? Why would such a calm fae be foaming at the mouth to beat up a twink catboy..
"Yuuu! Nyaaa! Did'ya see the unbirthday party Riddle threw yesterday? You should've come with, nya!" Alchemi exclaimed, only his torso and head visible as he stood right behind Yuu. He wore his signature bright catlike smile as his tail swished slightly from side to side. When Yuu only shrugged he pouted. "Comn, it'd have been soo fun! I for sure missed youu, nya" He reinforced the idea of Yuu coming along next time.
"Sorry, Che'nya. Grim needed some more Tuna and Jade needed a food tester. I'll try to attend next time though." Yuu would reply, their hands in their uniform pockets. "Oh, it's getting late. Trey needed help with some baked goods- I'll talk to you later. You have my magicam, don't be a stranger!" With that, Yuu sprinted off. Probably just trying to get an out to go sleep or pet Grim instead of being berated for not attending some event they aren't even in the dorm for.
Very upset. That is exactly how Malleus Draconia felt as he watched from behind a building.. why was he watching behind a building? Irrelevant. As he glared at the back of Che'nya he made a decision to check in on the Child of man that night. To see their well being, of course. Not to interrogate them about if that stupid...smug...strangle-able cat mattered much. I mean, of course not! Regardless, Malleus waited until nightfall. Yuu never seemed to mind him popping into Ramshackle at late hours, or if they did they never voiced it. That's exactly what he does.
Throughout the day, Yuu is helping people from the other dorms. Whether that be made into a pillow for Leona, or helping Ortho build a bomb. They did it without complaints most of the time, now Yuu was in Ramshackle! Comfortable in their home, laying down on the couch watching a movie with their beloved Grim sat on their lap. Couldn't be any better...as long as there were zero distractions this night would be-
"Child of man! Hello. And hello to you Grim." Well, there goes the peace and quiet Yuu was yearning for. "I apologize for the late night intrusion, I know you must be tired after your long day. But I wanted to greet you and have a discussion with you. If you were free that is." Malleus, partially knew what he was doing was rude. Of course he did, Lilia had taught him enough about what was deemed acceptable or not. Either way, he knew Yuu probably wouldn't say no to a conversation.
Yuu just put on a calm face, somewhat annoyed but Malleus was never that irritating to the point that they would outright say no. Now, if Ace or Deuce asked for a 1AM chat? That'd be a different story. Oh well. "Ah, hey Tsunotaro. What's up? Come, have a seat! What'd you need to talk about?" Grim only frustratedly looked at his henchman, slightly annoyed that Malleus would show up so late while he was trying to take a catnap! As Malleus probably planned, Yuu had said yes. Much to his glee.
"Oh nothing much, child of man. I just saw you with... Alchemi Alchemivich Pinka. He seems, nice. Something about an Unbirthday party if I wasn't mistaken?" Malleus replied calmly, his horns reflecting the light of the moon as his emerald green eyes almost glew in the light of the tranquil atmosphere. Though, despite his rather calm nature it was more than obvious he was annoyed by something as his eye twitched as he recalled Che'nya's full name. "He seems to be a very energetic young man.. nya's a lot.
A brow raised on Yuu, relatively confused on Malleus' seemed dislike of Che'nya. "Uh, Che'nya? Yeah him and I were talking. What's up?" Malleus' face faintly contorted as he hid a small scowl at the confirmation. "Is something up with Che'nya? You seem kinda off at the mention of him, Malleus." Yuu was overall a little concerned for the Fae, maybe him and Che'nya had gotten into something... or, well they didn't know. Malleus wasn't one to start conflict.
"No." Malleus interrupted almost immediately, very clearly not appreciating the assumption. "I have no problem with the cat, I just find him to be slightly irritating and I think your time could be better spent with others who know how to control a constant meowing. I mean, "nya?" That is who you, child of man, choose to spend time with?" He blurted out in a fit of irritation. "Or. I more-so mean... Your time is very valuable. That is all."
Yuu at this point was shocked, not used to Malleus getting mouthy. "Malleus, are you okay? You never act like this, it's not normal for you to lash out like that." They were concerned, obviously. It wasn't normal or usual for Malleus to have a freak out. Even if that was rather small. "You wanna talk about it?" They asked politely, extending a hand to have Malleus sit by them. Malleus, a little embarrassed at the fact he rose his voice sighed. Taking the prefect's hand and sitting down by them.
"I apologize, that was rather brazen of me. I suppose having a conversation would probably be best fit." Malleus recomposed himself, sitting on the Ramshackle couch with Yuu. His hands were in his lap, though his pinky touched Yuu's. "I guess.. Sometimes, I do not appreciate when you are around Alchemi. It makes me feel covetous, very.. I guess upset is a good word. I don't appreciate having you around that cat, he enjoys your attention far too much for my liking. I understand, I'm not your suitor and I have no right to feel this way. However I do, and I cannot just..." Malleus paused, taking a breather to word his sentences correctly "I can't simply will it away. Despite wanting to, it's very troublesome."
"Oh, wow. Okay. That is a lot of feelings, well. I get it, being jealous SUCKS. Not wanting to feel jealous is even worse, if it makes you feel better you can stay here for the night after we talk." Yuu offers, thinking over the points he stated. "Okay, so you feel upset when I'm around Che'nya? I can't entirely stay away or avoid Che'nya but I can assure you, I'm not very interested in him. I do consider him a friend which is why I will not stop talking or associating with him." Malleus' eyes open a little, a small smile appearing on the young Fae's face
"Ah. Alright then, Child of man. That... I feel like that cleared a lot up, I apologize for interrupting you late at night with this." Malleus said sympathetically, though the confirmation of the fact they didn't like Che'nya made him feel warm inside. What made him more shocked than anything was when Yuu leaned on his shoulder, falling asleep rather quickly. Grim passed out in their lap as Yuu drooled on Malleus' shoulder. He grabbed a blanket and threw it over the three, laying down comfortably.
(NOTE: First fluff kinda fic I've written and posted on tumbler, this is a cross post from my AO3 fic. User on there is "Pyrokirb")
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